“I think I might if I could speak Spanish,” replied Bark modestly.
“You and Scott are the only students who know his history; and he would allow you to approach him, while he would keep out of the way of any other person connected with the squadron. We shall sail for Malaga to-morrow; and you shall have a courier to do your talking for you,” continued the principal.
Bark was pleased with the mission. He was furnished with a letter from Don Francisco; and, as he had some idea of what Raymond’s plans were, he was hopeful of success. The squadron sailed the next day, and arrived at Malaga in thirty hours.
CHAPTER XXIII.
GRANADA AND THE ALHAMBRA.
When the academy fleet arrived at Malaga, the principal decided to follow the plan he had adopted at Barcelona, though on a smaller scale, and send the Josephines and Tritonias to Cadiz, while the Princes proceeded by rail to the same place, seeing Granada, Cordova, and Seville on the way. As soon as the transfer could be made, the steamer sailed with its company of tourists; and her regular crew were domiciled at the Hotel de la Alameda, in Malaga.
“Here we are again,” said Sheridan, as the party of the doctor came together again at the hotel.
“I feel more like looking at a cathedral than I did when we were sight-seeing in December,” added Murray.